How to Authenticate to SharePoint On-Premise

Overview

This article describes how to authenticate to your SharePoint On-Premise with Spirion Sensitive Data Platform.

Note that authenticating with SharePoint is a very different process compared to:

• Authenticating through Modern Authentication (SharePoint in the Cloud)
• The same authentication process performed in Spirion Data Manager (SDM)

Specific Differences:

• Setting up the Target requires different information
• Use this guide to authenticate to SharePoint On-Premise

 Before you begin:

• Ensure the service account you are using is a site collection admin for each site being searched.

In This Article

• Adding a SharePoint On-Premises Target
• • ADFS Configuration
  • Non-ADFS Configuration

How to Add a SharePoint On-Premises Target in Spirion Sensitive Data Platform

Procedure:

1. From the left side navigation menu, click Data Asset Inventory.
   
   
2. Next, click Data Assets and Targets.
   
   
3. Click the Targets tab at the top of the page.
   
   
4. Click the blue Actions button and select Add Target from the drop-down menu.
   
   
5. Enter a descriptive name for your SharePoint On-Premise Target in the field Target Name.
6. Next, click the tile Collaboration Tools.
   
   
7. Next, click the SharePoint/SharePoint Online tile.
   
8. Complete the following fields in the “Add New SharePoint Target” pop-up (shown below, after step "d." with sample values).
9. • Address
   • Domain
   • Username
   • Password
   • Identity Provider ID
   • 1. This information can be identified on the ADFS server
     2. Navigate and connect to the ADFS server
     3. Find the ADFS management tool on the server
     4. • In the Windows search bar enter the search term “AD FS”
        • Open the ADFS management tool
        • Click the ‘Relying Party Trusts’ folder
        • Click the policy listed
        • Click the Properties link
        • Click the Identifiers tab of the Properties window
        • The Relying Party Identifiers box of the Identifiers tab maintains the Identity Provider ID
          
     4. Security Token Service
        

How to Configure ADFS

Procedure:

1. This information can be identified on the ADFS server
2. 1. Navigate and connect to the ADFS server
   2. Find the ADFS management tool on the server
   3. 1. In the Windows search bar search “AD FS"
   3. Open the ADFS management tool and expand the Services window
   4. Click the Certificates folder.
   5. Identify the value nested in the CN= statement.
   6. 1. Note – Only the information AFTER the characters "CN=" is required for this value.
         
         

How to Configure Non-ADFS

Procedure:

1. The following field configurations are required:
2. 1. Address
   2. Domain
   3. Username
   4. Password
   5. Identity Provider ID
   6. Security Token Service
   7. • Note – IDPID and STS are NOT required for non-ADFS on prem SharePoint